diff --git a/hooks/beforePluginInstallHook.js b/hooks/beforePluginInstallHook.js
deleted file mode 100755
index 06d770d2..00000000
--- a/hooks/beforePluginInstallHook.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-// installs the node modules via npm install one at a time
-// @return {callback(error)}
-
-function installNodeModules(exec, modules, callback) {
-  // base case
-  if (modules.length <= 0) {
-    return callback(false);
-  }
-
-  // install one at a time
-  var module = modules.pop();
-  console.log('Installing "' + module + '"');
-
-  var install = 'npm install --prefix ./plugins/io.branch.sdk -D ' + module;
-  exec(install, function (err, stdout, stderr) {
-    // handle error
-    if (err) {
-      console.error('Failed to install Branch Dependency: "' + module + '"');
-      return callback(true);
-    }
-    // next module
-    else {
-        installNodeModules(exec, modules, callback);
-      }
-  });
-}
-
-// checks to see which node modules need to be installed
-// @return {[string]} of node modules from package.json.dependencies
-function getNodeModulesToInstall(dependencies) {
-  var modules = [];
-  for (var module in dependencies) {
-    if (dependencies.hasOwnProperty(module)) {
-      try {
-        var exists = require(module);
-      } catch (err) {
-        modules.push(module);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return modules;
-}
-
-// if the Branch SDK package has already been installed
-// @return {boolean} based on .installed file is found
-function getPackageInstalled(filesave, installFlagLocation) {
-  try {
-    var exists = filesave.readFileSync(installFlagLocation);
-    return true;
-  } catch (err) {
-    return false;
-  }
-}
-
-// set that the Branch SDK package has been installed
-// @return {void} based on .installed file is created
-function setPackageInstalled(filesave, installFlagLocation) {
-  filesave.closeSync(filesave.openSync(installFlagLocation, 'w'));
-}
-
-// hooks entry point
-// @return {void} based on async npm install completion
-module.exports = function (context) {
-  // properties
-  var q = context.requireCordovaModule('q');
-  var async = new q.defer();
-  var filesave = require('fs');
-  var path = require('path');
-  var exec = require('child_process').exec;
-  var installFlagName = '.installed';
-  var installFlagLocation = path.join(context.opts.projectRoot, 'plugins', context.opts.plugin.id, installFlagName);
-  var dependencies = require(path.join(context.opts.projectRoot, 'plugins', context.opts.plugin.id, 'package.json')).dependencies;
-
-  // only run once
-  if (getPackageInstalled(filesave, installFlagLocation)) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // install node modules
-  var modules = getNodeModulesToInstall(dependencies);
-  installNodeModules(exec, modules, function (err) {
-    // handle error
-    if (err) {
-      console.error('Failed to install the Branch SDK');
-    }
-    // only run once
-    else {
-        setPackageInstalled(filesave, installFlagLocation);
-      }
-    // async complete
-    async.resolve();
-  });
-
-  // wait until callbacks from the all the npm install complete
-  return async.promise;
-};
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diff --git a/hooks/lib/sdk/nodeDependencies.js b/hooks/lib/sdk/nodeDependencies.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7128edba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/lib/sdk/nodeDependencies.js
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// install the node dependencies for Branch SDK
+
+(function () {
+  // properties
+  var SDK = 'branch-cordova-sdk';
+  var fs = require('fs');
+  var path = require('path');
+  var exec = require('child_process').exec;
+  var installFlagName = '.installed';
+  var installFlagLocation;
+  var dependencies;
+  var async;
+  var q;
+
+  // hook entry
+  module.exports = {
+    install: install
+  };
+
+  // main
+  // @return {void} based on async npm install completion
+  function install(context) {
+    q = context.requireCordovaModule('q');
+    async = new q.defer();
+    installFlagLocation = path.join(context.opts.projectRoot, 'plugins', context.opts.plugin.id, installFlagName);
+    dependencies = require(path.join(context.opts.projectRoot, 'plugins', context.opts.plugin.id, 'package.json')).dependencies;
+
+    // only run once
+    if (getPackageInstalled()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // install node modules
+    var modules = getNodeModulesToInstall(dependencies);
+    installNodeModules(modules, function (err) {
+      // handle error
+      if (err) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to install the Branch SDK');
+      }
+      // only run once
+      else {
+        setPackageInstalled();
+      }
+      // async complete
+      async.resolve();
+    });
+
+    // wait until callbacks from the all the npm install complete
+    return async.promise;
+  };
+
+  // installs the node modules via npm install one at a time
+  // @return {callback(error)}
+  function installNodeModules(modules, callback) {
+    // base case
+    if (modules.length <= 0) {
+      return callback(false);
+    }
+
+    // install one at a time
+    var module = modules.pop();
+    console.log('Installing "' + module + '"');
+
+    var install = 'npm install --prefix ./plugins/' + SDK + ' -D ' + module;
+    exec(install, function (err, stdout, stderr) {
+      // handle error
+      if (err) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to install Branch Dependency: "' + module + '"');
+        return callback(true);
+      }
+      // next module
+      else {
+        installNodeModules(modules, callback);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  // checks to see which node modules need to be installed
+  // @return {[string]} of node modules from package.json.dependencies
+  function getNodeModulesToInstall(dependencies) {
+    var modules = [];
+    for (var module in dependencies) {
+      if (dependencies.hasOwnProperty(module)) {
+        try {
+          var exists = require(module);
+        } catch (err) {
+          modules.push(module);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return modules;
+  }
+
+  // if the Branch SDK package has already been installed
+  // @return {boolean} based on .installed file is found
+  function getPackageInstalled() {
+    try {
+      var exists = fs.readFileSync(installFlagLocation);
+      return true;
+    } catch (err) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // set that the Branch SDK package has been installed
+  // @return {void} based on .installed file is created
+  function setPackageInstalled() {
+    fs.closeSync(fs.openSync(installFlagLocation, 'w'));
+  }
+})();